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Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life
size , in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more , the
whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail . Above the columns
...
Imagine a frieze 522 feet in length sculptured all along with figures nearly half life
size , in many parts densely crowded till the marble could carry no more , the
whole in very low relief and executed with marvellous detail . Above the columns
...
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relief , and full of the most beautiful workmanship . Within each of the two
pediments or gables was an immense group of statues , the smallest equal to life
size , the central figures colossal . Lastly , inside the Parthenon was the
stupendous ...
relief , and full of the most beautiful workmanship . Within each of the two
pediments or gables was an immense group of statues , the smallest equal to life
size , the central figures colossal . Lastly , inside the Parthenon was the
stupendous ...
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The frieze being visible only in the colonnade or , at farthest , on the steps of the
temple , and therefore in diffused light , was by a true instinct sculptured in very
low relief with no pronounced shadows except round the outer contours .
The frieze being visible only in the colonnade or , at farthest , on the steps of the
temple , and therefore in diffused light , was by a true instinct sculptured in very
low relief with no pronounced shadows except round the outer contours .
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projection in the relief of the frieze was not otherwise a thing which could be
calculated on any system of proportions . The common rule that a figure in relief
should be one - third of its natural thickness was not to be thought of , still less
Plato's ...
projection in the relief of the frieze was not otherwise a thing which could be
calculated on any system of proportions . The common rule that a figure in relief
should be one - third of its natural thickness was not to be thought of , still less
Plato's ...
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... T , who appears to be seated low on the ground , and in the act of raising her
knees as if in some astonishment . Lastly , a woman , U , 2 BRONZE RELIEF IN
BRITISH MUSEUM . POSEIDON AND NYMPHS 22 THE WEST PEDIMENT.
... T , who appears to be seated low on the ground , and in the act of raising her
knees as if in some astonishment . Lastly , a woman , U , 2 BRONZE RELIEF IN
BRITISH MUSEUM . POSEIDON AND NYMPHS 22 THE WEST PEDIMENT.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Sculptures of the Parthenon |
| Author | Alexander Stuart Murray |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 13 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 173 pages |
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